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Hellbox

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002810

A receptacle, typically a wooden box, into which compositors would throw discarded or broken pieces of metal type. This box served as a collection point for type that was no longer usable or needed for a particular job. The contents of the hellbox would eventually be melted down and recast.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002810
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Fehlerkiste; Spanish: caja de descarte; French: boîte à rebuts
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002810",
  "term": "Hellbox",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A receptacle, typically a wooden box, into which compositors would throw discarded or broken pieces of metal type. This box served as a collection point for type that was no longer usable or needed for a particular job. The contents of the hellbox would eventually be melted down and recast.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Fehlerkiste",
    "es": "caja de descarte",
    "fr": "boîte à rebuts"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hellbox/"
}

Record 3,095 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.